Example sentences of "[adj] say [that] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the old saying that success has many fathers , but failure has none , nobody is prepared to claim parenthood of the old rating system . |
| 2 | In his view , it is fallacious to say that Unix costs less per number of users than mainframes because no-one has ever put a large number of users on Unix boxes . |
| 3 | It would be easy to say that woman is a lesbian and then forget the personality . |
| 4 | They are also the most likely to describe themselves as well endowed , through the least likely to say that size is important to women . |
| 5 | Again , the detailed survey cross-tabulations showed that , when they did have comments to make , old people , unskilled manual workers and — particularly , though hardly surprisingly — people without bank accounts were all specially likely to say that bank loans would be difficult to arrange . |
| 6 | This understanding may be due to the farmers being highly tolerant because there are so few walkers , but if you 've ever sat down to have a chat with a shepherd on the windy fellsides you might be more likely to say that tolerance and friendliness is in their nature . |
| 7 | It would be unfair to say that Archdeacon Richard Treadwell had retired on the job , but he saw that there was no further preferment likely to come his way and , to be honest , he did n't greatly regret it . |
| 8 | Lucky said that computer links have started a trend toward using ‘ offshore word processing ’ based in the Caribbean , where labour costs are less . |
| 9 | On the hon. Gentleman 's last point , I am glad to say that work is being done on such devices so that we can trace cars more effectively . |
| 10 | She looked aghast , tried to defend her view and then grew apologetic saying that newspaper offices were n't like others , the most extraordinary things turned up in the post all the time and it was reflex to laugh them off and throw them away . |
| 11 | Extreme reductionism is usually a sign of restricted outlook and it seems safe to say that sociobiology will not remain long in so puritanical a stage . |
| 12 | In the realm of the print , however , it is safe to say that paper napkins and chewing gum wrappers occupy the lower depths ( though let's not forget that A. Hyatt Mayor , the legendary Curator of Prints at the Metropolitan , acquired torn-off New Yorker covers for the collection as well as Tiepolo etchings ) . |
| 13 | At that time we will be able to say that funding agencies are failing to recognize as important something that we ourselves have embraced . |
| 14 | But I 'm pleased to say that Steg is n't the hair-tearer I initially feared it to be . |
| 15 | I spent hours trying to answer that query — and I 'm pleased to say that experience has proved that we were n't entirely loony . |
| 16 | I am pleased to say that unemployment in all these areas has fallen dramatically in the last 12 months-by 21 per cent . |
| 17 | But all this could soon change : a committee of vetinary experts within the EEC is pushing for the quarantine laws to be scrapped : vets in France and Germany in particular say that vaccination is a more effective way of preventing rabies . |
| 18 | There is a well-known saying that life begins at forty ! |
| 19 | From their early emphasis on relationship as opposed to religion , and an initial growth from Christians transferring from denominational churches , it is fair to say that mission and church planting now feature high on the whole movement 's agenda as never before . |
| 20 | At the outset of Lunch-time Opening , it is fair to say that customer reaction was quite slow but has increased quite significantly in the intervening months . |
| 21 | It is probably fair to say that communication has sometimes been more effective at very local level where local sharing of concerns over mutual clients has been possible where inter-agency relationships are good . |
| 22 | However , it is fair to say that division is usually the most efficient technique if synonyms are to be handled by chaining or tagging , but that if they are to be stored using the consecutive spill technique , bucket size and packing density should also be considered before a decision on randomizing method is made . |
| 23 | But it is fair to say that provision has comprehensively failed to grow in line with need and , in some respects , has worsened . |
| 24 | It is fair to say that scaffolding placed in front of premises is extremely detractive and the following amendments to this paragraph may be advisable : The right to erect scaffolding for the purpose of repairing or cleaning the Centre provided that there shall not be erected any scaffolding or other structures in front of or to the rear or sides ( if applicable ) of the Premises in such a position so as [ materially ] to obscure the windows of the Premises or so as to prevent or [ unreasonably ] interfere with access to the Premises by customers or other persons entering the Premises or in connection with the servicing thereof |
| 25 | Jobs will be found in Harrogate as elsewhere , and if we 're thinking of lumping in the B one office use and the other B uses in with the manufacturing , I think it 's fair to say that office uses are going to be far denser in terms of number of jobs per hectare than manufacturing , and therefore the allocations may not seem to be as great as otherwise might have been demanded . |
| 26 | It would be fair to say that desktop publishing was undoubtedly the beginning of the revolution ; the programs are just so much easier to use on the Macintosh than on a PC . |
| 27 | Perhaps it 's fair to say that magic was more important to Rupert than science . |
| 28 | While I appreciate that you are quoting the system Inventor 's personal opinion I feel it is irresponsible to say that freeze branding spoils a horse/pony 's looks , especially as the item is in the format of a News Review not an advertisement . |
| 29 | He was sorry to say that torture had even taken place in democratic countries , such as Britain and Israel . |
| 30 | It does seem rather odd to say that death is for the good of the person involved . |